During the mid [[First Age]] its king until [[Nírnaeth Arnoediad]] was [[Azaghâl]].

During the mid [[First Age]] its king until [[Nírnaeth Arnoediad]] was [[Azaghâl]].

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The [[Dwarves of Belegost]] were friends to the [[Sindar]] and later also the [[Noldor|Ñoldor] of [[Beleriand]]. They did not join the Dwarves of [[Nogrod]] in the [[Battle of the Thousand Caves | Sack of Doriath]], and actually attempted to dissuade their fellow Dwarves from it.

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The [[Dwarves of Belegost]] were friends to the [[Sindar]] and later also the [[Noldor|Ñoldor]] of [[Beleriand]]. They did not join the Dwarves of [[Nogrod]] in the [[Battle of the Thousand Caves | Sack of Doriath]], and actually attempted to dissuade their fellow Dwarves from it.

Unlike Nogrod to the South, Belegost may have partly survived after the [[War of Wrath]], although it was recorded as having been 'ruined' at that time: many Dwarves of Belegost joined [[Durin's folk]] in [[Khazad-dûm]] 60 years after the war, but there were always Dwarves on the Eastern side of the mountains.

Unlike Nogrod to the South, Belegost may have partly survived after the [[War of Wrath]], although it was recorded as having been 'ruined' at that time: many Dwarves of Belegost joined [[Durin's folk]] in [[Khazad-dûm]] 60 years after the war, but there were always Dwarves on the Eastern side of the mountains.

Belegost lay the central part of the Ered Luin, and was home to the Dwarven House known as the Broadbeams. Its name in Khuzdul was Gabilgathol probably meaning "great fortess". Belegost in Sindarin translates as "Great Fortress" as well.
During the mid First Age its king until Nírnaeth Arnoediad was Azaghâl.

Unlike Nogrod to the South, Belegost may have partly survived after the War of Wrath, although it was recorded as having been 'ruined' at that time: many Dwarves of Belegost joined Durin's folk in Khazad-dûm 60 years after the war, but there were always Dwarves on the Eastern side of the mountains.